Paperbacks, Etc.
Here are some nice non-Heinlein paperback covers—and a few other things as well—in my collection.
Cover art by Dean Ellis (I bought this around age 11 or 12 with Heinlein’s Space Cadet)
Cover art by Joe Mugnaini
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(The censored text against which Bradbury rails in his later Afterword)
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Cover art by Barron Storrey
(My childhood copy)
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Cover art by Donna Diamond
(My old teaching copy—a very weak edit with numerous typos, however)
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For “The Fireman,” the earlier novelette version of Fahrenheit 451 first published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy, see my Other SF Art - Pulp Magazines page.
Not a paperback but an “etc.”—The Literature to Life Award given to Bradbury by the American Place Theatre in 2009. Note the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451. This came out of Ray Bradbury’s personal estate, and I was fortunate enough to pick it up at auction in 2014. Looks rather handsome on my bookshelf, doesn’t it...?
Cover art by B.A. Maguire
Cover art by Mel Hunter
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Cover art by David B. Mattingly
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Cover art by Vincent Di Fate
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Cover art by Carlos Ochagavia
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Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen
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Cover art by James Bama
Another “not a paperback” item: Genesis by the incomparable Jim Burns, painted in 1997. Mind you, I believe this scene indeed was used as a book cover, but obviously this is no book I’ve photographed here—it’s the original painting purchased directly from the artist himself. I took this outside on a sunny day for the rich lighting, so the glass is giving us some reflection of the trees and sky behind me, but who cares? It’s an original Jim Burns!
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.
A very unique “not a paperback” item: a 5.5-inch globe of Mars as painstakingly mapped by the unfortunately mistaken Percival Lowell. This beautiful globe with its brass mount and elegant pedestal came courtesy of American artist Greg Mort, whose other similar Mars globes have been displayed by the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and other museums. I was very happy to pick this up!
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Another great “not a paperback”: Saturn Seen from Mimas, a beautiful original painting by famed astronomical artist Ron Miller. I absolutely love the colors! This one found a home just above where Jim Burns’s Genesis is hanging. To see other gorgeous Ron Miller art for sale—the paintings themselves, not just prints or posters or such—check out http://black-cat-studios.com/CATALOG/index.html.
Not sure if it’s actually “art,” but this is the flyer I made for the last class I taught—Science Fiction in Fall 2001.
Yet another “not a paperback,” but at least I know it’s art: my 8-foot mobile of the solar system. Click the pic for an 18-second video.
